{ "batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_statutes_index", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Florida Statutes are published online by the Florida Legislature through its official statutes and constitution index.", "body": "The Florida Statutes are published online by the Florida Legislature through its official statutes and constitution index.\n\nWhat The Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“The Florida Statutes”\n\nNote: Anchor record establishing official statute citation site.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=View%20Statutes&Submenu=1&Tab=statutes&CFID=260720230&CFTOKEN=23950736", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "The Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The Florida Statutes", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Legislature", "topic": "Florida Statutes Index", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "placeholder_quote_too_short", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_sunbiz_fictitious_name_requirement", "category": "Business", "title": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations: Fictitious Name Registration Requirement", "summary": "The Fictitious Name Act requires any person or business entity to register their DBA name with the Florida Department of State prior to conducting business in Florida.", "body": "The Fictitious Name Act requires any person or business entity to register their DBA name with the Florida Department of State prior to conducting business in Florida.\n\nWhat Florida Department of State actually says:\n\n“The Fictitious Name Act (s.865.09, F.S.) requires any person (which, by definition, includes an individual, as well as a business entity) to register their “fictitious name” or “dba” name with the Florida Department of State prior to conducting business in Florida.”\n\nNote: Fictitious name registration statutory requirement under s. 865.09, F.S.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/efile/fl-fictitious-name-registration/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of State", "evidence_quote": "The Fictitious Name Act (s.865.09, F.S.) requires any person (which, by definition, includes an individual, as well as a business entity) to register their “fictitious name” or “dba” name with the Florida Department of State prior to conducting business in Florida.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations", "topic": "Fictitious Name Registration Requirement", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida businesses operating under a DBA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_sunbiz_fictitious_name_fee", "category": "Business", "title": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations: Fictitious Name Registration Fee", "summary": "The fee for registering a fictitious name with the Florida Division of Corporations is $50.00.", "body": "The fee for registering a fictitious name with the Florida Division of Corporations is $50.00.\n\nWhat Florida Department of State actually says:\n\n“Registration of Fictitious Name $50.00”\n\nNote: Fee schedule from Sunbiz fictitious name page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/efile/fl-fictitious-name-registration/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of State", "evidence_quote": "Registration of Fictitious Name $50.00", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations", "topic": "Fictitious Name Registration Fee", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida fictitious name registration", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_sunbiz_fictitious_name_validity", "category": "Business", "title": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations: Fictitious Name Registration Renewal", "summary": "A Florida fictitious name registration is valid for 5 years and expires on December 31st of the final year.", "body": "A Florida fictitious name registration is valid for 5 years and expires on December 31st of the final year.\n\nWhat Florida Department of State actually says:\n\n“It is valid for 5 years and expires on December 31st of the final year.”\n\nNote: Validity period and expiration rule for fictitious names.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/efile/fl-fictitious-name-registration/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of State", "evidence_quote": "It is valid for 5 years and expires on December 31st of the final year.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations", "topic": "Fictitious Name Registration Renewal", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida fictitious name registration", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_sunbiz_fictitious_name_penalty", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Department of State Division of Corporations: Fictitious Name Penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Failure to file a fictitious name registration in Florida is a misdemeanor of the second degree and punishable as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S.", "body": "Failure to file a fictitious name registration in Florida is a misdemeanor of the second degree and punishable as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S.\n\nWhat Florida Department of State actually says:\n\n“Yes. Failure to file a fictitious name registration is a misdemeanor of the second degree and punishable, as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S.”\n\nNote: Statutory penalty for operating under an unregistered fictitious name.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/efile/fl-fictitious-name-registration/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of State", "evidence_quote": "Yes. Failure to file a fictitious name registration is a misdemeanor of the second degree and punishable, as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of State Division of Corporations", "topic": "Fictitious Name Penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida fictitious name enforcement", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_dor_sales_tax_registration", "category": "Business", "title": "Florida Department of Revenue: Sales Tax Permit Obligation", "summary": "If a business will sell taxable goods or services in Florida, it must register as a sales and use tax dealer to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax before conducting business.", "body": "If a business will sell taxable goods or services in Florida, it must register as a sales and use tax dealer to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax before conducting business.\n\nWhat Florida Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“If your business will sell taxable goods or services, you must register as a sales and use tax dealer to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax before you begin conducting business in Florida.”\n\nNote: Sales and use tax dealer registration requirement.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/eservices/Pages/registration.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "If your business will sell taxable goods or services, you must register as a sales and use tax dealer to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax before you begin conducting business in Florida.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of Revenue", "topic": "Sales Tax Permit Obligation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida sales tax dealers", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.tax" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r527_florida_required_paperwork_and_licenses_fl_dor_remote_seller_threshold", "category": "Business", "title": "Florida Department of Revenue: Remote Seller Sales Tax Threshold", "summary": "Out-of-state retailers with no physical presence in Florida are required to collect and remit sales and use tax if they have made taxable remote Florida sales in excess of $100,000 over the previous calendar year.", "body": "Out-of-state retailers with no physical presence in Florida are required to collect and remit sales and use tax if they have made taxable remote Florida sales in excess of $100,000 over the previous calendar year.\n\nWhat Florida Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Effective July 1, 2021, Florida law requires out-of-state retailers with no physical presence in Florida to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax, including any applicable discretionary sales surtax, on remote sales into the state if the retailer has made taxable remote Florida sales in excess of $100,000 over the previous calendar year.”\n\nNote: Remote sales tax collection threshold for out-of-state retailers.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/eservices/Pages/registration.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "Effective July 1, 2021, Florida law requires out-of-state retailers with no physical presence in Florida to collect, report, and remit sales and use tax, including any applicable discretionary sales surtax, on remote sales into the state if the retailer has made taxable remote Florida sales in excess of $100,000 over the previous calendar year.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "527-florida-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Florida Department of Revenue", "topic": "Remote Seller Sales Tax Threshold", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Out-of-state remote sellers into Florida", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.tax" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }